This might come off as more of a rant than a “tip”, but please try and look past the “rantyness” and get to the core of the issue… We’re bombarded with messages about sales when you can save 10% off with this coupon, or save 20% if you sign up for that credit card, or [...]
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Is silver money better than paper money?
In 1964… In 1964 a quarter would buy you about a gallon of gas, about a gallon of milk, or about a loaf of bread. In 2009, that same quarter will buy you about a gallon of gas, about a gallon of milk, or about a loaf of bread. I can hear you now, you’re [...]
Frugal Tip: How to save $1.50/month by switching to Paperless Billing on T-Mobile
I just got my T-Mobile bill and was surprised to see an insert noting “Important Changes to your T-Mobile® bill.” Upon closer inspection, this note says that “Starting in September [2009], T-Mobile will begin charging $1.50 per month” if you receive a paper bill. “This fee will show on your bill as a “Paper Bill [...]
Frugal Tip: Ditch the Bottled Water
Bottled water is one of the most convenient inventions of the modern era. It’s also one of the most wasteful. People hardly recycle aluminum cans anymore, let alone plastic bottles. There’s just no incentive to do so. My wife recently recycled the wall-o-cans that some of the guys in the office and I put together: [...]
Frugal Tip: Drink Water instead of Caffeine
Sorry it’s been a while since my last Frugal Tip. Inspiration, it seems, comes in spurts. Today’s tip deviates from my traditional tips in that I haven’t yet implemented this time (I have all the others). What is Caffeine? Information via Wikipedia: Caffeine… Caffeine was discovered by a German chemist, Friedrich Ferdinand Runge, in 1819, [...]
